Locum Pharmacist- Independent Prescriber
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Locum
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 14/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
The practice pharmacist provides expert advice on medicines and health, supporting patients and the clinical team. This role involves monitoring medication use, efficacy, and safety, with the added benefit of independent prescribing within competence. The pharmacist will play a key role in managing long-term conditions, working closely with GPs and the wider clinical team to deliver quality, personalised care.
Essential criteria
- Masters in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
- Independent Prescribing Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Member of Primary Care Pharmacy Association
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Works well in teams/MDTs
- Strong clinical skills and knowledge
- Communicates well
- Collaborative
- Passion and dedication to improving patient care
- \- 2 years minimum experience as a pharmacist
- \- Worked in a GP Surgery previously
- \- Independent Prescriber experience
- \- Experience in triaging patients
- \- Experience in handling blood results
- \- Experience in handling e-consultations
- \- Knowledge of using EMIS
- \- Working with long term conditions
- Masters in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
- Independent Prescribing Qualifications
- Member of Primary Care Pharmacy Association
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Works well in teams/MDTs
- Strong clinical skills and knowledge
- Communicates well
- Collaborative
- Passion and dedication to improving patient care
- \- 2 years minimum experience as a pharmacist
- \- Worked in a GP Surgery previously
- \- Independent Prescriber experience
- \- Experience in triaging patients
- \- Experience in handling blood results
- \- Experience in handling e-consultations
- \- Knowledge of using EMIS
- \- Working with long term conditions
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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Job summary
The practice pharmacist offers expertise on medicines and health to help support patients, as well as the rest of the clinical team. Pharmacists monitor the use of medications as well as their efficacy and safety. The role of an independent prescriber adds a range of benefits including being able to prescribe any medication within their competence.
The prescribing pharmacist plays an integral role in the management of long term conditions such as diabetes. They will be supported at all points by a GP.
Islington Central Medical Centre is a large teaching and
training practice with almost 25,000 patients and a large team of clinical and
administrative staff. ICMC is a purpose-built surgery, located just a 5-minute
walk from Highbury and Islington Station, which has excellent underground,
overground and national rail transportation links.
Main duties of the job
- Ensuring that the repeated scripts are signed and sent in a timely manner
- Conducting medication reviews
- Managing chronic diseases
- Dispensing prescriptions
- Medication queries, education of patients and medical counselling
- Monitor patients medical therapies
- Provide exemplary care in accordance with current legislations and requirements
- Working closely with the clinical team
- Providing quality and personalised care to patients
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